DORTSU BELLA
STAFF MIDWIFE
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Eastern Region, Ghana
PERSONAL PROFILE
Compassionate certified midwife fully invested in facilitating comprehensive range of patient service and direct care including women’s health care, prenatal support, family planning, STD education and general nutrition and wellbeing. Friendly and supportive professional with hands on experience working in the healthcare industry. Proving to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patient and high stress situation. Consistently developing strong relationship with patients and family through empathetic communications, respectful attitude and excellent customer service. I am a fast learner and willing to attend any workshop that will assist me in the performance of my duties.
SKILLS
Strong interpersonal relationship.
Takes on extra responsibilities.
Sociable with good communication skills.
Knowledge in Computer Skills.
Healthcare provision
Health education
Person care needs
Home visit
Wound care
Body mechanics knowledge
Easily established rapport
Administration of medications via all routes
Can work under pressure
Physical assessment
WORK EXPERIENCE
Institution Position Date
Atua Government Hospital, Ghana Staff Midwife 15th March, 2022 to Current
Duties:
Monitoring vital sign, recording and noting deviation from normal.
Palpation and auscultation of a pregnant woman.
Assisted patients in activities of daily living e.g bathing, walking, serving of meals
Maintained patients hygiene needs such as bathing, nails care, oral care, bed making
Assisted patients in eliminations; serving of bed pans, emptying of urinary catheters
Monitoring and recording of progress of labour of a pregnant woman.
Educating patient about nutrition of good health practice and encouraging participation in healthcare related decisions.
Closely monitoring mothers’ health, comfort and emotional state before, during and after labour for birth.
Properly use personal protective equipments.
Managing care and monitoring pain levels of postpartum and post-operative patients.
Recording examination findings, health, histories and significant observation in patient chart.
Demonstrating best angle and positioning to support and enable women to successful breastfeed babies.
Providing emergency healthcare for injured or sick babies and calmly directs parents to physicians when unable to provide care.
Administrated medications to patients; suppositories, oral and topical medications
Consults with and obtain others from obstetricians for special care or diagnostic procedure.
Accompany patients to referral centres.
Provided first aid treatment and CPR to patients in demanding situations.
Assist obstetricians with cesarean sections and gynecological surgeries.
Collection of specimens for laboratory investigation
Health to toe assessment of new born.
Properly prepared chlorine solution of different concentrations for decontamination of medical equipment
ROTATION NURSE (NATIONAL SERVICE)
APRIL, 2020 - APRIL, 2021.
Ho Municipal Hospital, Ghana
A Registered Nurse rotates through the various units of the hospital to gain fair knowledge on practices on each unit especially general nursing wards and other special unites such as ENT, EYE.
Check and record vital signs.
Administration of prescribed medication.
Assisting delivery of baby
Administration of eye drops and ointments
Provision of general nursing care
NG tube feeding.
Report writing and documentation.
Admitting and discharge of patient on the ward.
Maintain effective therapeutic relationship with staff, clients/patients and visitors in the ward/ unit.
Education given to patient on medication and it adverse effects.
Passing of Catheter, its care and removal.
EDUCATION
Institution Attended Certificate Obtained Date
Kwame Nkrumah University of Associate Diploma (Reg. Midwife) 2016 – 2019
Science and Technology
Keta Nursing and Midwifery Diploma (Registered Midwife) 2016 – 2019
Training College
Three-Town Senior High School West Africa Examination Certificate 2011 – 2014
(WAEC)
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Registered Midwife (Ghana)
West Africa Senior High School Certificate (WASSCE)
LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES
Professional Identification Number (Pin) in Midwifery,
Diploma In Registered Midwifery (Rm),
REFERENCE
Available on request.